Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has been awarded a contract worth Rs 232.07 crore by Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited, a joint venture company of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).
According to the contract, HCC will construct 2 X 195 mega watt (MW) Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Project, Stage II in Bihar. The contract involves earthwork, reinforced cement concrete (RCC), structural steel fabrication and erection for power house, main plant, CW and other offsite works with chimney and chimney elevator. This estimated time for the completion of the project is 34 months.
HCC has so far been associated with 18 thermal power projects (diesel and coal-based) and three gas-based power projects.